On the 23rd of February 2011, 38-year-old Esra Uyrun leaves her home alone in Clondalkin, Dublin, Ireland in the small family car. It’s around 7.15 to 7.20 am. She has told her husband Ozgur that she is just popping out briefly to pick up milk and some bits and pieces for the day at the local early-opening shop in nearby Neilstown. She never returns. Her car is found in Bray very later that evening. 14 years later, her family still ask where is Esra and what happened to her? In this Radio Espial episode, we are joined by Berna Fiden for an interview on her sister's case. Later in the episode, we will discuss the current case status and updates.

Elizabeth Clarke was officially reported missing in January 2015, though there have been no confirmed sightings of her since November 2013 (witness statements). Gardaí suspect she was murdered around the time of the last confirmed sighting. She reportedly left the home of her ex-boyfriend at Claremont Estate, Navan, Co. Meath on a November evening in 2013 around 7 pm in the company of two other women. The circumstances of this departure have never been fully made public. What is known is that Elizabeth (Lizzy) had been estranged from her family for quite some time before, had two young children with her boyfriend Kevin Stanley, and her natural family only became aware of her true disappearance in 2013 following the death of her grandfather and repeated efforts to contact and alert her of his death failed. She only became a formal missing person case in January 2015. This timeline is about filling in some of those disturbing gaps. In February 2025, her case was upgraded to murder follo...

Jimmy O'Neill, aged 16, disappeared from Waterford City on December 15th 1947, just over 77 years ago.  His case remains the oldest active missing person case in Ireland. He worked for a shipping company in the local Waterford City area. If Jimmy O’Neill is still alive, he would recently have celebrated his 93rd birthday. However, his family have strong reasons (beyond just the passing of time) to believe that he is no longer alive and in March 2023 decided to add his name to the family's headstone in Ballygunner, Co. Waterford. His case is also the oldest Radio Espial has ever investigated and we are grateful for the information provided by Jimmy’s remaining family members.  

  As we reach the end of 2024 with Radio Espial EP62, Brian and I thought we would take a look at some recent case updates and developments. We also consider what lies ahead for the channel in 2025. We are deeply humbled by our subscription growth and support. Thank you all for that and we wish you a peaceful Christmas with family. We will see you all in 2025. Happy New Year and on to our next features and timelines.

Missing Persons Day, hosted by the Irish Department of Justice, is an annual commemorative day for families and friends to remember their missing loved ones. Missing Persons Day also provides a nationwide platform to appeal to the public for information on missing persons. Radio Espial's Brian Goggin reports on his experience of this year's event at Croke Park, Dublin.    

Conor and Sheila Dwyer, from Fermoy, Cork, Ireland, aged 62 and 60 respectively, were last seen and heard from between April 30th and May 1st, 1991. On May 22nd of 1991, they were reported missing when two family members along with gardai entered their Chapel Hill house only to find it empty and undisturbed. No trace of the couple has ever been found over the past 33 years. This is the story and timeline of their disappearance.  

Six-year-old Irish boy Kyran Durnin rose to national and international attention in August 2024 when he and his mother Dayla were both reported formally missing by a concerned family member. In reality, Kyran had been missing for almost two years when his mother left a note with family that she was leaving to take time out and get herself sorted. By September 2024 a slow and complex unravelling of a double missing persons case became public knowledge with widespread national appeals in Ireland. Irish police finally tracked Kyran’s mother down in the UK. During interviews, she could provide no information whatsoever to the whereabouts of her (then) eight-year-old son (if still alive). The investigation team quickly became suspicious and upgraded the missing case of Kyran Durnin to murder.